Archive · 25 Sep 2026
BJP Wins Mayor Elections in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota
The BJP won mayor elections in three large cities in Rajasthan.
These cities were Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota.
City councillors voted to choose their mayors.
BJP candidates received more votes than Congress candidates in all three cities.
Some independent councillors voted for the BJP candidates.
In Kota, the BJP candidate won 65 votes out of 100.
In Jaipur, the BJP candidate won 89 votes out of 150.
In Jodhpur, the BJP candidate won 53 votes out of 100.
There were also brief disagreements outside counting centers over access and damaged vehicles.
BJP nominees won the mayoral elections in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota municipal corporations.
Anusuiya Goswami won Kota with 65 votes against Congress nominee Sunita Suman’s 35.
Sunil Kothari won Jaipur with 89 votes, while Congress nominee Sunita Mawar received 60.
Prasanna Chandra Mehta won Jodhpur with 53 votes against Congress nominee Rajendra Singh Solanki’s 47.
BJP’s Jitendra Chopra also defeated Congress candidate Umardin by one vote in Suket Municipality.
- Who
- Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress nominees, along with independent corporators.
- What
- BJP candidates won the mayoral elections in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota, while a BJP candidate also won the Suket Municipality chairman’s election.
- When
- The mayoral voting took place on Friday after municipal polling held on September 9 and 11, 2026.
- Where
- Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Suket Municipality in Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- BJP nominees won after receiving the required majorities, including support from some independent corporators.
Congress perspective
BJP perspective
Mayoral contests
Congress perspective
Congress nominees retained their party votes and received some independent support but lost all three mayoral contests.
BJP perspective
BJP nominees won each contest and gained additional votes from independent corporators.
Access to Jaipur polling hall
Congress perspective
Congress leaders said MLA Rafeek Khan, an ex-officio corporation member, was wrongly denied entry while several BJP leaders were allowed inside.
BJP perspective
The official later apologized, and the BJP leaders inside were also asked to leave.
- Kota result
- Anusuiya Goswami won 65-35 over Sunita Suman in the 100-member corporation.
- Jaipur result
- Sunil Kothari won 89-60 over Sunita Mawar in the 150-member corporation.
- Jodhpur result
- Prasanna Chandra Mehta won 53 votes, while Rajendra Singh Solanki received 47.
- Suket result
- BJP’s Jitendra Chopra defeated Congress nominee Umardin 13-12.
- Independent support
- Independents supported BJP candidates in Kota, Jaipur and Jodhpur; one Jaipur independent voted for NOTA.
- Jaipur dispute
- Congress leaders protested after MLA Rafeek Khan was initially refused entry to the polling hall.
- Security tensions
- Unidentified miscreants smashed the windscreens of vehicles belonging to some BJP supporters.